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Former Chelsea and Arsenal star Willian receives DEATH threats as he quits Brazil for Fulham transfer
FORMER Chelsea and Arsenal winger Willian has left Brazilian club Corinthians after he received death threats on social media.
The 34-year-old star has terminated his contract and is negotiating a move to Premier League new boys Fulham.
Fulham are in talks to sign Willian after he left Corinthians[/caption]
The winger, who has 70 caps for Brazil, said: “I did not come to Brazil to get threatened.
“Whenever Corinthians lost and if sometimes I was not doing well in the game, my family received threats, and curses on social media.
“My wife, my daughters, after a while (they) also started attacking my father, and my sister.”
The 34-year-old has scored once in 45 games since rejoining Corinthians from Arsenal last summer.
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Willian has been attacked by some of the fans over poor performance in the field, as Corinthians was eliminated from two important competitions in recent weeks, despite the team being second place in the Brazilian league.
The club issued a statement, saying: “Corinthians accepted the dismissal of the athlete, the anticipation of the end of the contract.
“Willian alleged private and family problems and the desire to leave Brazil. Corinthians is sorry, but respects the player’s decision.”
Willian is now jetting back to live in London with his family.
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And Goal claims the playmaker could now be set for a third spell in the English capital with Fulham.
Willian is believed to have opened talks with Marco Silva’s side before his Corinthians contract was torn up.
Fulham have already swooped for several exciting attackers including Manor Solomon and compatriot Andreas Pereira.
And Willian could now be ready to join the Cottagers on a one-year deal as they look to avoid another immediate relegation to the Championship.
Despite his flop season at Arsenal, Willian is best remembered by Premier League fans for his time at Chelsea.
He spent seven seasons at Stamford Bridge, scoring 63 goals in 339 games.
Chelsea risk missing out on prodigy Casadei with Sassuolo ready to pounce as Inter hold out for £12m transfer fee
CHELSEA risk missing out on Inter Milan prodigy Cesare Casadei with Nice and Sassuolo circling, according to reports.
The Italian midfielder, 19, is yet to make a first-team appearance for Inter.
Nice and Sassuolo are rivalling Chelsea for Casadei[/caption]
But the promise he has shown in the academy ranks has seen Inter slap a £12million transfer fee on his head, according to Sky Italy.
And Chelsea run the risk of missing out on Casadei with two clubs ready to make a move.
French outfit Nice are ready to make an offer to Inter for the player.
Sassuolo also hold an interest and are willing to insert a buy-back option into the deal.
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However, the Italian outfit are significantly short on Inter’s demands.
With his transfer future still up in the air, Casadei will continue to train with Simone Inzaghi’s first-team.
The box-to-box midfielder scored in the joint training session held Wednesday afternoon against Sant’Angelo Lodigiano.
Inter ran out 11-0 winners and on-loan Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku got in among the goals.
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Lautaro Martinez and ex-Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko scored braces.
Goals also came from Joaquin Correa, Hakan Calhanoglu, Denzel Dumfries, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Roberto Gagliardini.
Watch Chelsea flop Gonzalo Higuain score HAT-TRICK including free-kick thunderbolt in Inter Miami’s thrilling 4-4 epic
GONZALO HIGUAIN netted a hat-trick as Inter Miami played out a dramatic 4-4 thriller in Major League Soccer.
Miami, owned by former Manchester United and England star David Beckham, were hosting FC Cincinnati on Saturday and saw former Chelsea star Higuain put on a finishing clinic.
Higuain rounded the goalkeeper for his second goal of the game[/caption]
Higuain has 29 contributions in 59 games for Inter Miami[/caption]
The 34-year-old had gone into the match with two goals in his last three games, and displayed the sort of finishing touch which at one time made him one of European football’s most potent strikers.
The first of his trio came in the 23rd minute when he dispatched a stunning free-kick into the top-right corner, leaving Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano clawing at thin air.
Higuain’s second followed 14 minutes later as Alejandro Pozuelo played an incisive pass into the strikers path, before he rounded the goalkeeper to blast the ball into an empty net.
Cincinnati equalised following both goals, but the end of the half saw Miami take the lead again as Higuain completed his hat-trick by sending Celentano the wrong way from a spot kick.
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Despite Higuain’s first-half exploits Miami failed to hang onto the lead and found themselves 4-3 down in the dying moments of the game following a brace from Brandon Vazquez.
Higuain, having taken his season tally to seven after his hat-trick, could only watch on from the subs bench as his team stared down a second loss in a row.
However, full-back Christopher McVey found some space in the penalty area and managed to fire a shot towards goal which thundered in off the crossbar to gift Miami a 97th minute leveller.
The result means Miami stay ahead of Atlanta United in the league table but fail to overtake Charlotte.
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Prior to his America move in 2020, Higuain played for a number of top European clubs including Juventus, Real Madrid, Napoli and Chelsea.
However, his loan transfer to Chelsea ended up being a poor move for both the player and the club as Higuain scored just five goals in 18 games.